Wheatland Union High School
1010 Wheatland Road, Wheatland, CA 95692View on map
- Public
- Wheatland
- 252 seniors
- 1,185 students
Wheatland Union High School is a public high school in Wheatland (Wheatland Union High) with 252 seniors. In fall 2025, 78% of its 32 University of California applicants were admitted, compared with a county median of 80%. Its students applied most often to UC Davis (UCD), UC Berkeley (Cal), and UC Irvine (UCI). 44% of the class of 2023 completed the A–G courses UC requires.
UC admit rate
78%
25 of 32 applicants, fall 2025
Seniors admitted to a UC
10%
25 of 252 seniors
Seniors who applied to UC
13%
32 of 252 seniors
UC Los Angeles (UCLA) admit rate
—
— of 12 applicants, fall 2025
UC Berkeley (Cal) admit rate
21%
3 of 14 applicants, fall 2025
Campus by campus, fall 2025
The share of this school's applicants each campus admitted, beside the campus's rate for everyone else. Hardest campus first.
University of California
Wheatland Union High School applicants did better than all California applicants at 1 of 2 campuses, about the same at 1.
- Berkeley8 pts higher
21%
3 of 14 admitted
This school21%All CA13%
Admitted students' average GPA — (all applicants 3.92)
- DavisAbout the same
36%
9 of 25 admitted
This school36%All CA37%
Admitted students' average GPA 4.23 (all applicants 3.91)
too few applicants to report13 applied
too few applicants to report13 applied
too few applicants to report12 applied
too few applicants to report8 applied
~74% · 3 yrs pooled8 applied
too few applicants to report7 applied
~65% · 3 yrs pooled7 applied
Fall 2025. A student admitted to several campuses counts once at each one. All CA is the campus’s admit rate that fall for applicants from every California high school. Within 3 points counts as about the same. GPA is the UC-calculated GPA (weighted, capped).
California State University
Wheatland Union High School applicants did better than the campus overall at 2 of 4 campuses, about the same at 1 and worse at 1.
- San DiegoAbout the same
33%
5 of 15 admitted
This school33%Overall34%
- San Jose16 pts lower
64%
9 of 14 admitted
This school64%Overall80%
- Sacramento4 pts higher
97%
38 of 39 admitted
This school97%Overall94%
- Chico6 pts higher
100%
26 of 26 admitted
This school100%Overall94%
Fall 2025. A student admitted to several campuses counts once at each one. Overall is the campus’s admit rate for all its applicants, from federal IPEDS data (fall 2023, the latest published). Within 3 points counts as about the same.
Where graduates go
Class of 2023 (223 graduates), the latest published by fall 2025, within 12 months of graduating.
Any college
60%
134 of 223 graduates
UC or CSU
11%
25 graduates
Community college
42%
94 graduates
| Destination | Graduates | Share |
|---|---|---|
| UC | 10 | 4% |
| CSU | 15 | 7% |
| CA private college | 3 | 1% |
| Out of state | 12 | 5% |
| Community college | 94 | 42% |
| Not enrolled | 89 | 40% |
| Enrolled in college | 134 | 60% |
| Total | 223 | 100% |
How each student group compares
Compare college-going across student groups
- Gender: Male, Female
- Race & ethnicity: White, Hispanic or Latino, Two or more races, Asian
- Student need: Low-income, Students with disabilities
Advanced Placement
4
AP courses offered
2023–24 school year · US Dept. of Education Civil Rights Data Collection
3
AP class sections
Counts every section taught, so it is larger than the number of different AP courses.
4% of students are in AP courses
2024–25 school year · California School Accountability Report Card
2%
of graduating seniors passed at least two AP exams or courses
5 of 264 graduates
A score of 3 or higher on exams or a C- or better in courses. Not comparable with the exam-only share.
2025–26 school year · California Department of Education (College/Career Indicator)
4%
of graduating seniors scored 3 or higher on at least two AP exams
9 of 247 graduates
2023–24 school year · California Department of Education (College/Career Indicator)
Subject areas
- Foreign language: 1 class
- Mathematics: 2 classes
Academic context
State test (CAASPP), juniors tested in 2026, and the share of low-income students. A–G is the class of 2023. The tick is the county median.
- Juniors meeting the English standard 54%County median 54%
- Juniors meeting the math standard 23%County median 16%
- Juniors exceeding the English standard 17%County median 17%
- Juniors exceeding the math standard 9%County median 6%
- Low-income students 78%County median 69%
- Graduates completing courses 44%County median 35%